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Women's Basketball

2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

Adam Pearson, USD
Kiah Pieters
Aaron Mercado
Kiah Pieters
Aaron Mercado

2 Nicole Avila-Ambrosi

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Millard North
  • Hometown Omaha, Neb.

Biography

2022-23
Played in 29 of 30 games and earned two starts during her first season with the Coyotes … highlights include seven steals and a 4-of-5 effort from 3-point range in a 79-67 win against North Dakota near the start of Summit League play (1/5) … scored the winning basket in the lane to beat Kansas City 74-73 on the road in the final game of the regular season (2/25) … buried a 3-point jumper at the buzzer to force overtime in an earlier road contest at North Dakota State (2/2) … notched the second-most steals on the team (30) while averaging 4.5 points and two boards a game … also had the third-most blocks on the team (14) … shot 43 percent from 3-point range (27-of-62) … made four 3-pointers and scored 14 points in a her Coyote debut (11/7) … scored in double figures five times during the season … made the Summit League honor roll.

Cal Baptist
Played two seasons at California Baptist ... as a freshman, she helped the Lancers complete a perfect record in the regular season, going undefeated in the Western Athletic Conference and winning the 2021 WAC Tournament ... averaged 10.9 points while shooting 39 percent from 3-point land en route to making the WAC's all-newcomer team ... scored 297 points, grabbed 79 rebounds and dished out 45 assists in 39 games for the Lancers ... made the President's List and WAC academic all-conference team.

Prep
Graduated as Millard North's all-time leading scorer with 1,433 points ... also holds the school record for points scored in a single game (36) ... the 2020 Ron Park Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, a two-time Nebraska Class A all-state honoree and a four-time all-Metro Conference pick ... helped the Mustangs reach the state tournament twice, winning it all in 2019 ... even landed on ESPN SportCenter's Top 10 plays with a spinning reverse layup in the championship game ... averaged 19.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game as a senior while shooting 50 percent from the field and 42 percent from 3-point range ... a National Honor Society and National Society of High School Scholars member as a prep, receiving the NCPA Academic All-State awards throughout high school.

Personal
Daughter of Violet Ambrosi and Julian Avila ... medical biology major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2022-23Sophomore

    Guard
    5'8"
    2
  • 2

    2023-24Senior

    Guard
    5'8"
    2